Doupo: Who is Yandi? He should call me brother.

Chapter 23 Inner Court Selection Competition

After getting the fighting skills given by Hu Qian, Xiao Li returned to the temporary dormitory. The inner courtyard selection would be held in a few days, and Hu Qian specially allowed Xiao Li to skip classes these days so that he could concentrate on practicing fighting skills.

During the days when Xiao Li was in seclusion, Canaan College was in an uproar, and most people were talking about how talented Xiao Li was.

Only those stuck in the top five and around fifty are really worried.

The top five students can obtain the martial arts and fighting skills of the academy's library before entering the inner courtyard, and only the top fifty students can join the inner courtyard.

Only students who are stuck at these two checkpoints are truly worried about Xiao Li's existence.

The quality of Xiao Yan's class was excellent, with several Grand Fighting Masters and their cultivation was pretty good. Xiao Li's class could only be considered mediocre, with only two Grand Fighting Masters.

One is Li Hao, who is first in the outer courtyard, and the other is Chu Junliang, who is second in the outer courtyard.

Li Hao leaned on the railing and looked at the scenery outside the courtyard.

"What, reminiscing? It's not like you're graduating, you're going to the inner courtyard." Chu Junliang shrugged and said.

Li Hao shook his head slightly, "Nothing, I just admire Xiao Li's strength."

"What's there to be sentimental about? He's also a great fighter. When I see him on the ring, I'll let him know how powerful I am." Chu Junliang clenched his fists and threw a punch. There was a faint sound of breaking wind in the air.

"Haha," Li Hao shook his head and laughed, "When you treat him as an opponent, you have already lost."

"What do you mean?" Chu Junliang turned his head and asked unhappily.

"He is still a freshman, and we are all old guys who will graduate this year without entering the inner courtyard." Li Hao's figure gradually walked away, but his voice still lingered in Chu Junliang's ears.

Chu Junliang was stunned and his clenched fists unconsciously relaxed. Yes, from the very beginning, these old students were incomparable to Xiao Li.

...Inner Court Selection Competition

The selection competition was about the teacher's grade assessment. Sophie had come with a group of students to cheer for Xiao Li early in the morning. She had come to terms with it these days and thought of it as a free promotion opportunity. There was nothing to be unhappy about. She should take this opportunity to show off more.

Xiao Li received the battle number and waited for the battle to begin. The inner courtyard selection was related to whether one could make further progress. No one wanted to waste time and stay where they were. After checking, he found that there were actually several hundred people participating.

He passed through a long dark passage and then walked out of the cave at the end of his sight. The moment he came out of the cave, all kinds of extremely noisy sounds suddenly appeared in his ears, making Xiao Li, who had just been in an extremely quiet environment, feel a little dizzy.

After a long while, Xiao Li gradually came back to his senses. He looked up at the almost densely packed crowd surrounding the square and couldn't help but be shocked.

As long as I enter the inner courtyard and have the support of the Tianfen Qi Training Tower, my training speed will definitely be faster, and I will have more confidence to do things in the future.

Hu Qian sat on the referee's stand, his eyes noticed Xiao Li below, and whispered to the elder who was in charge of drawing lots beside him: "Well, Elder Geng, remember to change Xiao Li's opponent to a weaker one. It's a pity that such a genius can't enter the inner courtyard."

Elder Geng rolled his eyes when he heard Hu Qian's words, "He is such a genius, he can enter the inner courtyard without controlling the draw. Besides, it is obviously the old students of the academy who don't want to see him."

Hu Qian smiled awkwardly. He was actually anxious, fearing that something unexpected would happen. "In that case, I'll announce the start."

Hu Qian stood up, his voice so loud that it drowned out the shouts of the audience.

"The preliminary round of the inner courtyard trials begins now!"

Elder Geng also transformed his fighting spirit into wings and came to the stands. He placed the lottery box in front of everyone, and then randomly drew two tickets.

"Xue Yi from Yellow Level Class 3 versus Li Kun from Black Level Class 2." The two men responded and went on stage, while the others waited for Elder Geng to speak next.

The preliminary round will last for three days, during which hundreds of battles will be held. If you want to enter the inner courtyard, you must win at least three games, and only then can you get into the top fifty out of four or five hundred people.

The battles continued one after another, and soon it was Xiao Li's turn.

"Xiao Li from Yellow Rank 1 vs Zhang Chunbin from Earth Rank 3."

Elder Geng's words spread throughout the square. People were silent for a moment, and then looked at Xiao Li who had stood up with curiosity or awe.

Zhang Chunbin's face turned dark. There were only three great fighting masters among hundreds of people, and he happened to meet one of them. Wu Jinchang, an eight-star fighting master, was defeated in seconds. How could he, a five-star fighting master who came out to try his luck, possibly beat him?

"Elder, I abstain."

Elder Geng nodded. It was a wise choice. Anyone who went up to get beaten even though he knew he couldn't win was either a protagonist or a fool. Zhang Chunbin was obviously a normal person.

The news of Zhang Chunbin's surrender spread throughout the venue. Many people cursed in a low voice to vent their dissatisfaction. Xiao Li's battle was the one that the students were most looking forward to, but it ended so anticlimactically.

Although the students were dissatisfied, the battle had to go on. It was a pity that Xiao Li's next opponent also gave up. When everyone was fighting, a great fighting master with a solid foundation suddenly appeared. How could they fight him?
Fortunately, the opponent in the third game was unwilling to be eliminated and chose to face the challenge head-on, hoping for a miracle to happen.

"Xiao Li from the Yellow Class 1 vs. Lu Ronglu from the Black Class 1."

As Xiao Li's figure appeared in the square, the atmosphere in the stands was immediately lifted, especially when Xiao Li was dressed in black and holding the Thunder Scale Spear in his hand, the atmosphere was directly brought to a climax, and the uniform cheers rang out deafeningly.

The blade in Lu Ronglu's hand flashed with cold light, "Although you are very strong, I am not an ordinary person either. Look at the blade in my hand!"

"There's no point in talking more, come on." The spear in Xiao Li's hand flashed with sparks of lightning, and the fierce aura made Lu Ronglu feel that his fighting spirit was not flowing smoothly.

"Such a strong murderous aura, this guy must have killed a lot of people or monsters." Lu Ronglu thought to himself that it was not good, but the long sword in his hand did not stop at all, and he used his strongest killing move.

"Golden Tiger Door-Breaking Knife!"

The advanced yellow-level fighting skills were fully activated, and a golden tiger head phantom attached to the sword. Just based on this sword, if he had not encountered Xiao Li, Lu Ronglu would definitely have the strength to enter the top 50.

It's just a pity that luck is also part of strength. Meeting Xiao Li was just bad luck for Lu Ronglu, and all his efforts were wasted in the final battle.

Lightning flashed from the Thunder Scale Spear, layers of thunder and lightning roared, and lightning strikes were launched brazenly. There was no need to use the newly learned fighting skills to deal with a fighting master.

The thunder that shocked the whole audience collided with the fierce golden tiger, and the tiger's head was instantly split in half by the lightning. The Thunder Scale Spear moved forward and finally stopped in front of Lu Ronglu's throat.

Feeling the sharp lightning in front of his throat, Lu Ronglu swallowed his saliva, but it still couldn't relieve the bitterness in his heart.

"I surrender."

Xiao Li put away his gun and stood there with no expression on his face. He just left silently.

Lu Ronglu felt even more bitter. It turned out that the other party had never regarded him as an opponent. "Forget it, come again next year."

　Regarding the question of whether Canaan College currently has Lin Xiuya, Liu Qing and others from the original novel.
　　I personally think not. These people were at the peak of Dou Ling when they appeared. According to the average rate of three stars per year for these geniuses at this stage (plus the blessing of Tianfen Qi Training Tower), they should have been Dou Shi seven years ago. Now they should be genius students in the outer courtyard. I plan to let them enter the inner courtyard in two years.

　　If you readers find these details when reading the original book, or have better suggestions, please let me know.

　　
　
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